/*
 * Copyright (C) 2017 skydoves
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package com.skydoves.preferenceroom;

/**
 * PreferenceTypeConverter is an abstract class for saving object data through functions.
 */
public abstract class PreferenceTypeConverter<T> {
    public Class<T> clazz;

    /**
     * 构造函数
     */
    public PreferenceTypeConverter(Class<T> clazz) {
        this.clazz = clazz;
    }

    /**
     * converts an object to string value for saving.
     *
     * @param object an object for saving.
     * @return converted string value.
     */
    public abstract String convertObject(T object);

    /**
     * converts a saved string value and recovers the original object.
     *
     * @param string saved string value.
     * @return recovered original object.
     */
    public abstract T convertType(String string);
}
